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by kozikowski
Tue Mar 22, 2011 12:28 am
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: Cassette to CD using Audacity on Mac OS X
Replies: 27
Views: 6695

Re: Cassette to CD using Audacity on Mac OS X

MP3 is a distribution and Music Player medium, not capture, production or storage. When you decide to make new CD of the work, the original, perfect quality WAV files should still available. When the CD starts skipping is not a good time to decide to rescue it and make a new one. Even though the CD ...
by kozikowski
Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:53 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Warbling sounds after using Noise Reduction
Replies: 4
Views: 942

Re: Warbling sounds after using Noise Reduction

Just a quick note on how Noise Reduction works. You need to provide a segment of show that is trash-only. No valuable performance. This becomes the "profile" in Audacity-speak. Then you run the tool again and the tool tries to subtract the profile presentation from the show. The problem wi...
by kozikowski
Mon Mar 21, 2011 8:35 pm
Forum: Windows
Topic: Problem with sound quality when recording to laptop
Replies: 2
Views: 573

Re: Problem with sound quality when recording to laptop

That would be this one: http://kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/DesktopLine-In.jpg The desktop machine likely has a Stereo Line-In and the Windows Laptop doesn't. For that we have the UCA-202 USB adapter. http://kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/UCA202.jpg Many Windows Laptops have a sensitive, mono Mic-In onl...
by kozikowski
Mon Mar 21, 2011 6:28 pm
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Analysing audio and generating white noise
Replies: 6
Views: 3806

Re: Analysing audio and generating white noise

Which pretty firmly brings us back to: "What are you really doing?"

Koz
by kozikowski
Mon Mar 21, 2011 10:53 am
Forum: Audio Processing
Topic: Analysing audio and generating white noise
Replies: 6
Views: 3806

Re: Analysing audio and generating white noise

My questions are quite elementary The questions, yes, not the answers. You're fighting three methods of measuring audio "size." Audacity and most other programs measure +/- peak values because it's easy, fast and cheap to do. Actual energy in the air is the RMS value -- the horsepower nee...
by kozikowski
Mon Mar 21, 2011 3:20 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Random glitches recording
Replies: 2
Views: 535

Re: Random glitches recording

Just to be clear, you record a performance and it seems to be fine while it's being captured, but the MP3 export has holes or damage? You're missing a step in the middle. When you complete the capture of the performance, play the work while it's still in Audacity. Press Control-F to display the full...
by kozikowski
Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:46 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: Waveform only recording when PFL is on.
Replies: 7
Views: 913

Re: Waveform only recording when PFL is on.

Im using a twin Phono to 3.5mm Stereo Jack lead from the output of the mixer into the mic input on my laptop to record. That may be the first problem. Many Windows machines will not let you apply a Stereo High Level show to the sensitive, mono Mic-In. Some laptops have a Stereo Line-In and some lap...
by kozikowski
Sun Mar 20, 2011 9:04 pm
Forum: Mac OS X
Topic: Audacity can't find ffmpeg and lame files
Replies: 49
Views: 17544

Re: Audacity can't find ffmpeg and lame files

I have a new install of Snow Leopard on my home machine. Literally fresh from the Apple license CD to an empty drive -- not an upgrade. jimmy 20110320 1.83 GHz Intel Core Duo 2GB Memory Snow Leopard OS-X 10.6.6 It's literally hours old. I played Lowly User and downloaded 1.3.12 Audacity, Lame, and F...
by kozikowski
Sun Mar 20, 2011 7:00 pm
Forum: General Feedback and Discussion
Topic: Is there a WMA file size limitation for import?
Replies: 3
Views: 1181

Re: Is there a WMA file size limitation for import?

Without actually trying it, I believe you need FFMpeg installed to deal with Windows Media.

http://audacityteam.org/download/

Koz